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Roofer prevailing wage in San Diego County, California
$57.69an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$43.12 base wage + $14.57 fringe benefits
San Diego County uses the same roofer rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in San Diego County, a roofer must be paid at least $57.69 an hour in total: $43.12 in wages plus $14.57 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $78.37 and Sunday and holiday work is $99.05.
DIR general determination 232-45-1, issued February 22, 2026 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Expires December 31, 2026. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 2 roofer rates for San Diego County, from $57.69 to $59.19 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $43.12 + $14.57
The basic hourly rate is the taxable wage. The other lines, the fringe benefits DIR calls employer payments, are what DIR expects the employer to pay into health, pension and other plans for each hour worked. An employer can pay part of that as extra wages instead, as long as the total per hour stays at $57.69 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $43.12 |
| Health and welfare | $9.31 |
| Pension | $3.17 |
| Vacation and holiday (footnote AY) | $1.50 |
| Training | $0.50 |
| Other payments | $0.09 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $57.69 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
When does this rate change?
- A project pays the rates in effect on its bid advertisement date for the life of the job, plus any increase DIR set in advance (DIR FAQ).
- DIR issues new determinations on February 22 and August 22, and they take effect 10 days later. This rate is from determination 232-45-1, issued February 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is December 31, 2026.
Rate history since 2024
Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $55.44 | |
| 2025-1 | $55.44 | no change |
| 2025-2 | $55.44 | no change |
| 2026-1 | $57.69 | +$2.25 |
| 2026-2 | $57.69 | no change |
Every roofer rate in San Diego County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
Davis-Bacon roofer rate in San Diego County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a California awarding body runs a federally funded or assisted project, DIR's rates must be paid where they are higher than the Davis-Bacon rates (DIR public works FAQ).
For building, highway and heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is ROOFER at $55.44 ($42.80 base + $12.64 fringe), from CA20260001 modification 3, published May 18, 2026, rate ROOF0045-001. Against DIR's $57.69: DIR's rate is $2.25 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Residential, Highway, Heavy | ROOFERROOF0045-001 | $42.80 | $55.44 | CA20260001 Mod 3 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. California Davis-Bacon changes
How San Diego County compares
The main roofer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and in the nearest counties. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in California
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- San Diego Countybase $43.12$57.69
- Riverside Countybase $52.63$73.99
- Orange Countybase $52.63$73.99
- Imperial Countybase $43.12$57.69
Roofer rates in nearby counties
Current DIR rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.
DIR's roofer rates for San Diego County are the same as in 1 other county: Imperial.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County | Roofer | $52.63 | $73.99 | +$16.30 |
| Orange County | Roofer | $52.63 | $73.99 | +$16.30 |
| Los Angeles County | Roofer | $52.63 | $73.99 | +$16.30 |
| San Bernardino County | Roofer | $52.63 | $73.99 | +$16.30 |
| Ventura County | Roofer | $52.63 | $73.99 | +$16.30 |
| San Diego County | Roofer | $43.12 | $57.69 | |
| Imperial County | Roofer | $43.12 | $57.69 | same |
Footnotes on this rate
DIR's footnotes, in DIR's words. Several change the rate itself: zone pay, a percentage added to the total, or which overtime hours get which rate.
- AX Includes amount for work assessment dues that is not factored into overtime. In addition, includes an amount for vacation/holiday that is not factored into overtime.
- AY Amount for vacation/holiday is not factored in overtime. Vacation may be included in the basic hourly rate.
- AZ Rate applies to all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday, however, if the employee did not complete forty (40) hours Monday through Friday up to eight (8) hours can be worked at the straight-time hourly rate on Saturday.
- X Rate applies to work on holidays only; sundays are paid at the Saturday overtime hourly rate.
DIR's other marks: # means an apprenticeable craft, * means in effect until superseded, ** means the next rate is already set.
More from DIR on this rate
- Holidays (DIR PDF)
- Scope of work: which tasks this rate covers
- Travel and subsistence
- Apprentice rates: DIR publishes these separately, by program. Look them up on DIR.
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $57.69. Plan payments only count if the money goes into the plan; your pay stub won't show them, but plan statements will. The training amount goes to the California Apprenticeship Council or an apprenticeship program, not to you. Check a week of pay.
Contractors on most public works jobs file certified payroll with the state, and anyone can look it up in DIR's CPR public search. If your total comes up short, you can file a public works complaint with the California Labor Commissioner.
Source
California Department of Industrial Relations, general prevailing wage determination 232-45-1: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/SDI.html
Each figure is copied from DIR's file and checked by a second, separate reader. How we check · How to read a determination · Download San Diego County as CSV · Report an error